Shining Lights: Self-Fashioning in the Lantern Festival of Saint Louis, Senegal

[...] a jeweller situated on the tourist track of Saint Louis named his jewelry store La Signare, since signares are remembered for their elegance and for the jewelry with which they decorated themselves (Figs. 1-2). [...] jewellers promote their sales through association with this heritage. [...] i...

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Published inAfrican arts Vol. 42; no. 4; pp. 38 - 53
Main Authors de Jong, Ferdinand, Quax, Judith
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 238 Main St., Suite 500, Cambridge, MA 02142-1046, USA James S. Coleman African Studies Center, UCLA International Institute, University of California, Los Angeles 22.12.2009
MIT Press
The MIT Press
MIT Press Journals
African Studies Center
Subjects
African culture
Analysis
Appreciation
Cultural background
Dance
Festivals
Governors
Group identity
Hybrid Heritage
Lanterns
Musical performances
Palaces
Politicians
Praise songs
Slaves
Social identity
Tourism
Tradition (Religion)
Tradition (Theology)
Traditions
Womens songs
Senegal
Saint-Louis Senegal
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Summary:[...] a jeweller situated on the tourist track of Saint Louis named his jewelry store La Signare, since signares are remembered for their elegance and for the jewelry with which they decorated themselves (Figs. 1-2). [...] jewellers promote their sales through association with this heritage. [...] in addition to spoken accounts of the past - or history - the Fanal offers a range of embodied representations of the past in the present.
Bibliography:Winter, 2009
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ISSN:0001-9933
1937-2108
DOI:10.1162/afar.2009.42.4.38